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Commercial winemaking has improved so widely that it is now quite uncommon to find a wine that is flawed beyond consumption. Unacceptable wines do exist, however, particularly among those made: in newly-emerging wine regions; or by neophyte winemakers; or even occasionally by well-respected winemakers. A brief discussion of the more common wine faults should help [...]

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Wouldn’t it be cool if we could taste wine together virtually? That was the question echoing in the Webosphere just a few years ago. Sure, the technology was there, but it was slow and stodgy. I’d rather remove the “d” in stodgy, replace it with a stogy and puff slowly on a Cuban Partagás or [...]

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If you are in the food and wine industry and want to learn how to take stunning photos, do I have a workshop for you! David Duncan Livingston is heading up a class on how to develop a photographic story that is on brand and beautifully photographed. David has over twenty years experience and his [...]

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If you thought a lot of wine law changes were going on last year, you are absolutely correct. I was stunned to see the amount of modifications happening worldwide in 2011. And what’s even more amazing is that the below list only highlights the most significant changes from last year! I would like to thank [...]

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I’m stoked to tell you about a new documentary in work called SOMM. It’s a story of four sommeliers attempting to pass the Master Sommelier exam, a test with one of the lowest pass rates in the world. The exam covers literally anything having to do with the entire world of wine and that is [...]

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In a way, it is the culmination of a year’s efforts to produce wine. To be sure, there are a lot of steps that will be taken with the wine after the crush that can affect to wine’s quality. But, what is done at the crush is the most critical after the fruit is picked. [...]

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